The news portal Niezależna(.)pl obtained a recording of the conversation that took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Science on February 19, 2024, on Polish Science Day. The meeting was attended by: Minister of Science Dariusz Wieczorek, Rector of the Public Vocational University (PUZ) in Grudziądz professor Bogusław Kopka and the mayor of Grudziądz, Maciej Glamowski.
According to Niezależna, Minister Wieczorek and the director of his ministry, Marcin Czaja, tried to force the PUZ rector into resigning on the same day. Otherwise, the university will be liquidated.
"If something happens tomorrow and you do not submit your resignation, we will have to approach this school differently - said Dariusz Wieczorek to Bogusław Kopka. – If you do not resign, the university will be closed down."
The day after the meeting, February 20, 2024, Professor Kopka informed the Commissioner for Human Rights about the entire incident. A letter from the PUZ rector was also sent to Prime Minister Donald Tusk via the e-PUAP platform (nationwide platform for communication of citizens with public administrations in a uniform and standardized way).
He was terminated from his job a month later.
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education issued a statement accusing the former rector of mismanagement, lack of commitment, and lack of skills in organizing the university.
- Based on reporting by Niezalezna(.)pl
